Yep thats right , fun had by all , just getting in and will post more as time goes on .
We got as Curtis said some great video , tough to hunt with him right in your back pocket. boy did we have a blast.
Trust me Gary , I made sure that west Texas tree stand (oil pump) was in no way going to start going up and down before I climbed in , might be something to think about in the future , everytime it went up you could see all the way to Mexico, then you could wait to go back down for a better double lung angle.
I cant say enough about how Curtis works hard to insure that all have a good enjoyable hunt, he puts every ounce of energy into his task at hand, his cooking is pretty good as well as you know Vance.
Jeff , we too would have loved to see you guys a bit more in the evening but understand , thats one of the problems of these hunts , not enough time to enjoy fellow bowhunters in camp, your just plain tuckered out after hunting all day , a little food , a little beverage and boom , out go the lights. Glad your father connected with his recurve and good to see your buddy out with a longbow.
I did get loads of pictures on my 35 MM camera as the digital was dead, as soon as I get them in I will post some pictures.
As Gary said to bad Mule deer season was closed allready , I had a beauty of a buck very very close, I just sat there and watched him chassing two does around and he came within 10 yards several times . What a blessing to sit and watch the show under a blazing west Texas sunset.
The first fun Curtis and I had while filming was with a nice Javelina we spotted working his way down toward us feeding on the very meager corn trail we layed out for him, by corning lightly we could keep the Javelina moving one way or the other rather than having them stay in one place , this also made it one of my favorite ways to hunt , spot and stalk. The trick was keeping the wind in your favor and not making to much noise when the wind wasnt blowing as there was lots of tall dry grass due to the rains they have had in west Texas this season.
Movement is a key factor when getting in to close range with these little guys, one miss judged movement and the shows over.
We worked our way closer and closer as the Javelina occupied by the corn offerings, another thing to watch for when stalking in this country is thorns, yes and plenty of them, if it doesnt sting you , bite you or stick you its most likely a rock.
We got behind a large mesquite bush that was the last cover we had , the rest had to be done by the Javelina, every time I tried to get more advantage I would run into a dead end.
There was a small shooting lane to my right that the Javelina would cross if all went right , the wind was from him to us , perfect, I turned to see where Curtis was and looked right into the lens of a camera, I was so intent on the quarry I had not heard him behind me.
Suddenly I noticed the nose of the Javelina entering the lane for my intended shot, all of a sudden for no reason other than it wasnt his day to die he turned and walked off into the brush, Curtis and I were left there with mouths agape and a look of bewilderment.
Why that Javelina did what he did we will never know, I have heard it said that bowhunting is mostly doing the right thing when the animal does the wrong , well this was not that case as we did it right and so did the Javelina.
The next day was even better but that will have to wait.
Did I do that right Charlie? Leave them hanging, isn't that how you are supposed to do it?
Topic: Ted Fry/Raptor Archery Bowhunt-Texas (Read 2095 times)
